Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā
The Flowering Vine of Devotion to Lord Hari
by Sarasvati Thkura | 14,715 words
The book contains the essence on how devotees develop love of Krishna, and how they bring Krishna under control through their love....
Text 39
yeṣāṃ pāpeṣu hiṃsābhūd
akṣamendriya-nigrahe
apy asatyaṃ paratrāṇe
cādhairyaṃ kṛṣṇa-kīrtane
yeṣām—of whom; pāpeṣu—to sinful; hiṃsā—violence; abhūt—is; akṣama—intolerance; indiriya—of the senses; nigrahe—in the subduing; api—although; asatyam—untruthfulness; para—of others; trāne—for the protection; ca—and; adhairyam—inebriety; krsna—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kīrtane—in the chanting of the glories.
Nevertheless, the devotees are violent to the sinful demons,impatient to control the senses, willing to lie for another's protection, and free from soberness and gravity in the chanting of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy names.